This interview has been edited for length and clarity.  Kimberly Villafuerta Barzola grew up in Salem, Massachusetts, and has spent most of her life in and around Boston. She graduated from Boston University with a self-designed major in Agrarian Studies, combining her interests in history, environmental justice, and rural farmworker community organizing. Currently, Kim works

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